Americas Archive

Market participants have raised concerns with the Commodity Trading Futures Commission that the potential growth of swap futures could create an uneven playing field between swap execution facilities and futures exchanges. read more>

The International Securities Exchange has overhauled its product development group to reflect a growing focus on exchange-traded fund trading. read more>

Commissioner Scott O'Malia has revealed the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's final rules governing swap execution facilities would be released by mid-February. read more>

Buy-side firms must prioritise the selection of clearing houses they want to use as part of preparation for new OTC derivatives legislation, or risk falling behind, according to new research. read more>

Knight Capital has revealed plans to combine its sales trading and electronic execution businesses. read more>

Trading technology provider ConvergEx has expanded the coverage of its RealTick execution management system in Canada, offering clients greater access to the country's trading venues. read more>

The former head of Knight Capital's algo business Joseph Wald has joined global trading services provider GAIN Capital. read more>

Investment firm Citadel has begun using Bloomberg's fixed income trading platform for electronic trading and clearing of interest rate swaps ahead of new regulation in the US. read more>

The Securities and Exchange Commission has prevented Nasdaq OMX from offering benchmark algorithmic strategies, citing competition concerns and the potential for market risk. read more>

US alternative trading system AX Trading has launched a new tool letting sellers large blocks of shares directly to the buy-side via an investment bank sponsor. read more>